How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks closed lower in shortened session on Wall Street Friday as energy stocks declined along with the price of oil. The benchmark S&P 500 closed in what’s known on Wall Street as a correction —…

Stocks closed lower in shortened session on Wall Street Friday as energy stocks declined along with the price of oil. The benchmark S&P 500 closed in what’s known on Wall Street as a correction — 10 percent below its most recent high.

Trading volume was light with the markets open for only a half day after the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Friday:

The S&P 500 index fell 17.37 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,632.56.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 178.74 points, or 0.7 percent, to 24,285.95.